to June 20, 1944 and this wonderful image of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, with penicillin discoverer Sir Alexander Fleming at St Mary’s Hospital. The jaunty shape of Princess Marina’s hat is memorable, as it’s floral and veil trim.
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Here is an index of the royal women’s hats we admired at the races this year (men’s hats are included at posts with their spouses ). Click on the photos below to link back to feature posts – the final hat in each group links to that day’s wrap-up post.
Today’s royal carriage procession was led by the Duke of Kent in the first carriage in his well worn black top hat
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Notable hats at the races today with royal connections:
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Sophie Henderson and Lady Caroline Rake
These additional hats caught my eye today:
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Bozena Jankowska in a dress of her own design and Rachel Trevor Morgan hat
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Gail Hayden-Staph in her own design; Paola Dello Stvologo
Desleigh Lobsey in her own design
Painted straw extended brim saucer by Shandana de la Riviere
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Titilayo Filani; Tamara Holmgren
Jockey Megan Nicholls in AW Collection
Gill in her own design under label Gillys Millinery
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Susan Bender Whitfield; Georgia Toffolo in Edwina Ibbotsen
Alexandra Betram in Bombini Studio
Multiple designs from Irish milliner Marie Claire Ferguson
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Charlotte Hawkins; Rosie Tappner in Rachel Trevor Morgan
And in case you missed it… we end the week with this gem from Thursday and sneak peek of the Tindall’s hats planned for next year…
We have come to the end of another wonderful week. For the last time I ask, dear readers, which hats stood out to you most today?
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Peter Phillips attended the final day of racing today accompanied by his girlfriend, Lindsay Wallace. Not surprisingly, Peter repeated his black top hat.
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Lindsay wore another Justine Bradley-Hill design, this one a teardrop percher in white woven paper straw trimmed with a spray of off white leather flowers and a white tulle veil.
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Designer: “Paper Leather Tilly” by Justine Bradley-Hill. Lisa Readman dress.
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